The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-10

one BY one 1t will take away our per-
sonal liberties, that 1t may absorb the
Democratic party and lead the coun-
try to ruin" in short men who oppose
prohibition on principle. These are
not the men who will defeat prohibit
ton by violations of law. No. we
give them the credit of better nature
than that. Then since the majority,
the prohibtionists aud the honorable
and law abiding auti-prohibiiionists
are in favor Of enforcing the law who
will cause its failure? Who will prac-
tice this fraud, this deceit, this stealth,
this lawlcssnoss, this perjury, this
crime by which alouc it., failure is com.
passed? Only un9rinciplcd men, ouly
criminals. And can we believe that
the majority aided by that large mum.
Der who constitute the better class OF
our opponents, are TO be ovetrldden,
brow hcaten. bulldozsd and trodden
down by the rin-rafl, rag-'ag and bob
tail portion of the STATE? Who rules
this state. the thieves or the honest
nen? Which has charge of us, law
or anarchy? Who rules the dcs-
TIMES Of men, God or the devil! We
believe that right and truth and law
are TO prevail and we believe that
lawlessness can be Ovcrawcd in Texas
as well as in other States; that prohi.
bition once adopted by our people will
be faithfully maintained. and that
with us law must reign supreme UNI
ill it hath put all enemies under its
loot" TO doubt this is to doubt our
government, our institutions, our
ability TO be free. 1t is TO surrender
TO wrong, 10 be overcome of evil, TO
bid adeu 10 safety and TO peace, TO
say TO the dreadful aud deadly rum
power, "Asccnd your throne, WELD
your sccptcr enslavc our people, blast
our hopes, ruin our sons, wreck our
daughters-we cannot prevent it, for
prohibition don't prohibit"
From such considerations we feel
justified in concluding that prohibit
lion will prohibit. There is in the
American people, descended from the
English stock, that quality which
throu. h past centuries has sturdily
maintained freedom against every en-
aristocrat, oligarch, tea tax or tor-
eigner. That same quality is able to
grapple with this insidious and deadly
foe It's ready to rise and say, 1.-The
last enemy that shall be destroyed is
death y the death that turks III the
venomous worm Of the still.
We have endeavored 10 show alb
stract reasons for affirming. We now
proceed to array proofs that prohibit
ton docs prohibit.
First The deafness opposition by
all manufacturers and dealers. The
New York Tribune Of the
9th of April says: "rhe
LIQUOR interest made desperate fight
against the amendment in Michigan"
Again they okill,d Haddock in Iowa,
NOrthrup in Ohio aud Grambrell in
Mississippi because they were effect
i've prohibitionisls. The Texas Anti
prohibition Central Committees Sc
cret circular in its every paragraph
directs the liz or interest how TO make
its opposition against prohibition.
| how the saloon mon should see that
influential men from their respective
counties. men not in the saloon bust
ness, should attend the Dallas convcn-
ton, etc, how they should secure
friends, distribute literature, and be on
hand on election day to defeat proh-
btion, how tue local dealers should
secure the county papers, how they
should secure the services Of III least
one good man in each county who
will fully present all the objections TO
prohibition especially its impractica-
bility, how the saloon men should be
active aud yigllant and work through
men having no into est ir the business,
&c, sc, &c, sc. Again the five days
meeting OF the Executive Committee
of the National Protective Association
converting in Cincinnati April 2Gtl
showed this deadly opposition. II was
composed Of liquor men of all kinds
from all parts OF the country. John
NJ. Anterior. the big distiler OF
Louisville presided. This meeting
was purely TO take steps TO defeat the
amendments in Texas and Tennessee,
They determined 10 concentrate their
whole strength in Texas. Prominent
liquor men headed by Mr.. Schuber
were present from Texas TO inform
them OF the danger that is now threat.
cning the liquor trade in Texas through
the prohibition agitation. The Texa.
1 liquor men SO alarmed the association
by their accounts OF things in the
Lone Star State that they decided to
appoint two solicitors 10 visit every
CITY in the North aud south to urge
liquor dealers 10 join the association
and TO subscribe 10 the Texas anti.
nrobibition cnmpaiou fumd Theit